The spread of newly-discovered coronavirus in China is dependent on many epidemiological factors that are being monitored by health authorities January 15, 2020January 17, 2020Dr. Barry Dworkin Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 15, 2020 [display_podcast] Source:Could the new coronavirus in China spread to Canada? Related posts: Focus and concern about coronavirus, although important, does not compare to the damage caused by the flu now. Let public health agencies do their jobs. Media, keep a sense of proportion and stop the fear-mongering. Why proposing “herd immunity” as a strategy by using SARS-CoV-2 as your inoculating vector is not a good idea. Historically, there has never been a real case of herd immunity through infection. South African coronavirus variant being studied to determine if it is more vaccine resistant. In vitro cell-culture study demonstrates that fenofibrate (used as adjunct to statins to lower cholesterol and lipid levels) reduces severity of coronavirus infection. Human trials to follow to determine if this holds true in vivo. #GoScience coronavirus